FREE ESSAY ON LIVING AS A SOCIOLOGIST

LIVING AS A SOCIOLOGIST

Living As A Sociologist
In this life we as human beings strive to live a relatively normal life. Living a
supposedly "normal" existence is a big part of understanding sociology. This is because
the same concepts that that are learned in sociology are the same concepts that people
use as their basis for a "normal" life. What is this sociology that I talk of . The
dictionary defines sociology as " the study of human social behavior, especially the
study of origins, organization, institutions, and development of human society." This
encompasses various aspects of life. All this definition is saying basically is that
sociology is basically life and life understanding. Another important aspect of how to
fit into life with the least amount of problems. To fit in society without any problems
it is best that you follow what ever rules or "norms" that are active at that time. If
you don't follow these simple social rules you are then branded a social deviant due to
the fact that you do not follow the rules that all those in your society follow. Another
way to see how we use sociology in our everyday lives is by looking at the main topics in
sociology. The more important topics in sociology are the following: values , beliefs,
technology, and language. We have already looked at values, the next sociology topic that
I will cover is belief. Beliefs are shared views about how the world. Beliefs can be
religious, superstitious, or scientific. For example for 
someone to go to church every Sunday shows a devoted sense of belief. Another example
would be that most Muslims due to their religion, follow the lunar calendar as well as
the solar calendar. Following the lunar calendar is also a form of social belief.
Technology is the next sociology topic that will be covered. Technology is a very
important topic in sociology. It is through technology that we as humans improve our
labor, our environment ,and our communication. We are able to send out information across
the world to various destinations all at once, within seconds, we can talk to each other
over long distances. Technology has been one of the most important social topics, it has
almost single handedly developed society as a whole. We take it for granted that we have
the luxury of various technological advancements such as cellphones and beepers, these
are social advancements through better technology. Last but definitely not least is
language. Language is something that we use almost all the time. Language has changed
form and usage from the beginning of time. Language brings certain groups together, gives
them common backgrounds and bonds. Language also promotes cultural diversity. All of
these parts of sociology are used everyday, but as you may know those parts of sociology
are not actually considered "doing" sociology they are parts of the whole. The "whole"
which I am talking about is the basic, general, bottom line meaning of sociology which is
social behavior and social interaction. Sociologist study social behavior and social
interaction between human being, the study of people and how they 
act towards other people. In conclusion I have observed how sociology is apart of
everyday life for everyone and that everyone participates in sociology. 
I personally am a sociologist, not because I have studied half my life about people and
their types of behavior but because I live and have to interaction with people so
therefore I feel that that I know about sociology first hand because I am an active
participant . With the knowledge that I have from living life everyday I have a generally
good understanding of sociology.